Austin Mwendia

Highlights: Ethereum leverage on Binance hits 75%, showing traders rely heavily on derivatives exposure. Ethereum open interest rises to $6.6B, but remains below October peak levels. Falling ETH exchange reserves push leverage higher and increase market risk. Ethereum’s Estimated Leverage […]

Highlights: Evernorth is targeting a Nasdaq listing through a SPAC merger with Armada Acquisition Corp. The enterprise intends to create a massive XRP treasury and deploy it to DeFi activity. The listing remains subject to SEC approval and shareholder vote […]

Highlights: Canada Revokes 50 MSB licenses this year, with 47 linked to crypto firms. FINTRAC cancelled 23 registrations in one action and increased enforcement speed. Regulators fined crypto platforms for failing to report transactions and meet compliance rules. Canada’s financial […]

Highlights: Bitcoin Depot to shut down operations in Connecticut after regulators found overcharging and refund failures. Multiple states are taking action as authorities review how crypto ATMs handle fraud and user protection. The company expects up to a 40% revenue […]

Highlights: Hyperliquid open interest reached $1.43 billion, with oil markets driving most of the recorded trading activity. Most top markets shifted to tokenized assets like oil indices and equities instead of crypto pairs. Traders used continuous markets to react to price […]

Highlights: VersaBank has added tokenized deposits with real-time FX to improve cross-border payments. The platform allows instant currency conversion and removes delays caused by traditional banking hours. The system supports interest-earning deposits and rewards while operating under a regulated banking […]

Highlights: Stablecoins reduce cross-border payment costs in emerging markets where fees can reach up to 8%. Most transfer costs come from banking infrastructure rather than currency conversion in global payment systems. Stablecoins enable faster dollar transfers with near-zero fees compared […]

Highlights: Vietnam to ban offshore crypto trading as it prepares to launch its first local exchanges. Vietnam handled over $200 billion in crypto transactions as activity keeps growing fast. Five firms have moved ahead in the race to build the […]

Highlights: XRP Ledger has surpassed 7.7 million wallets for the first time in more than 10 years. The daily transactions have exceeded 3 million this year, from 1 million last year. The XRP price has risen after consolidating during the […]

Highlights: Metaplanet raised $255 million from institutional investors to support its long-term Bitcoin funding plan. The company plans to spend about $357 million on Bitcoin purchases between 2026 and 2028. Metaplanet aims to grow its Bitcoin holdings from 35,102 BTC […]

Highlights: The Australian Senate has supported a crypto bill that would require digital asset platforms to obtain a financial services license to operate. Industry groups support clearer rules but warn that some definitions may affect wallet and infrastructure providers. The […]

Highlights: Solana has climbed to $93 as traders watch for a break above the $94 resistance zone. Ethereum has jumped to $2,248 after buyers defended the $2,244 level. Bitcoin has reached $73,700 and is testing a key resistance level after […]